Monitoring wód podziemnych w świetle nowych zadań państwowej służby hydrogeologicznej

State Hydrogeological Survey was established in Poland according to the Water Act in 2002. One of the most important asks listed in the Water Act is the groundwater monitoring system to providing this Survey the basic data for forecasting and of evaluation water resources changes. There are different monitoring systems in Poland dealing with groundwater; state observation net earned by Polish Geological Institute for 25, regional monitoring systems organised within 16 voivodeships (provinces) and monitoring system of the first aquifer (shallow groundwaters) implemented by Institute of Meteorology and Water Management. Local monitoring nstems exist in the area of large water intakes, mines and landfills. New Water Act requires comprehensive approach to the groundwater observation system in Poland and demands creation of a new data bank in the hydrogeological survey. New standards of observation must also be implemented in the practice of monitoring.